Suction nozzle



I March 18, 1941. LQFGREN 2,235,224

. SUCTION NOZZLE F'iied July 11',-19 9 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 e. E. ITOFGREN March 18.1941.

3 m uozzns Filed July '11 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. I8, 1941 PATENT OFFICE.

V 2,235,224 SUCTION NOZZLE Gustaf Einar Lofgren, Riverside, Conn., assignor to Electrolux Corporation, New York, Y., a

corporation of Delaware Application July 11, 1939, SerialNo. 283,767

7 Claims.

My invention relates to suction nomles and more particularly to a suction nozzle for use with a vacuum cleaner.

In cleaning upholstered furniture, difficulty is 5 frequently experienced in removing dirt from corners and crevices.

An object of my invention isto provide an improved suction nozzle particularly adapted for cleaning in confined spaces.

a suction nozzle which will clean with equal facility regardless of the direction of movement of the nozzle.

What I consider to be novel and my invention may be better understood by reference to the following specification and appended claims when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a top view of one form of the nozzle:

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the nozzle;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a top view of a modified form of the nozzle:

5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig.6 is a bottom viewof the nozzle as in Figs. 4 and 5 Fig. '7 is a sectional view similar to Fig. thoiugh a somewhat modified form of the nozzle; an

Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the nozzle as shown in Fig. Referring to the drawings, IO indicates a nozzle body having a substantially fiat bottom or contact surface II with apointed end l2. Body III is substantially hollow and isprovided with a hollow conduit receiving extension l3. Extension I3 is adapted to be connected by means of a conduit to a source of suction, such as a vacuum cleaner.

shown Around the periphery of the bottom surface.

il ,a smooth outer lip- II is provided having an arch'ed portion [5 at the pointed end If, forming a passage is communicating with a curved suction opening l'l. Suction opening I1 is separated from the periphery ofthe bottom surface II by the lip I4. Suction opening ll communicates member In by meansof screws II. A passage 2| communicating with the atmosphere and the A further object of' my invention is to provide Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line with the interiorof body-"4nd the hollow ex- (Cir 15-158) suction opening l1, across the inner lip I8, is

formed centrally within body member III.

When the nozzle body I0 is connected to a source of suction, air enters'the interior of the body, as indicated by the arrowsin Fig. 3. Air 5 enters the suction opening I! from the outside by passing through or over.the surface with which the nozzle i0 is in engagement, across the outer lip l4. At the pointed end l2, a greater flow of air is permitted because of the passage 10 I8 formed by the arched portion ii of the lip I4. This facilitates the removal of the dirt in small and confined, places with greater emciency, because of the larger air flow permitted in this point. Additional air enters through the pasl5 sage 2| and travels into the suction opening, across the lip ll. While the passage 2i provides a relatively confined space, as compared with the space around the outer lip H, the resistance to" air flow across the inner lip i8 is somewhat 20 reduced by the spacing'of the lip l8 inwardly from the plane of lip I I.

As the bottom surface ll of nozzle body l0 travels over a surface being cleaned, air enters the suction opening II from all directionaop- 25 posed currents of air entering the suctlonopem ing ll across the outer lip II and inner lip l8, thereby insuring a complete and eilicient cleaning of the surface. Regardless of whether the nozzle i0 is moved forwardly, backwardly, or to so either side, the nozzle will clean with substantially equal efllciency. Also, by virtue of the shape of the surface II with the pointed end 12, any type of surface, or any shape of corner can be efilcienty cleaned. In whatever direction the 35 nozzle I0 is moved, the suction opening 'll travels across any particular point on the surface twice. even though the nozzle is moving continuously in one direction. For example, as the suction nozzle, as shown in Fig. 2, is moved to the right, 0 the right hand portion of the suction opening i1 first travels across a particular point, and then upon a continued movement of the nozzle in the same direction, the left hand portion of the suc-* tion' opening II will travel across the same point.

In Figs. 4, 5, and 6, a modified form of nozzle is shown with the same numerals used to indicate the parts similar to corresponding parts in the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. In thismodified form, a brush 22 is mounted within passage II. The brush 22 conforms to the shape of the inner lip is and extends-adjacent to and along a portion of the lip ll. Brush 22 is mounted on a supporting structure'23.secured to a push rod 24 by'means of a screw". Rod 24. isiournalled in a bushing 26 formed integrally with the body IO and secured in passage 2i by means of three radially extending arms 21. A compression spring 22 holds the brush 22 in an inactive position 5 by engagement with the bushing 2s and a flange formed on a cap 2!.

In cleaning upholstered furniture, the form of nozzle, shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, would be manipulated in the same manner as described above. If any light threads, dog hairs, or the like, tenaciously adhere to the surface being cleaned, they may be loosened by depressing the brush 22 by pressure applied to the cap 2! of the rod 24. After such material has been removed,

16 the cap 29 will then be released and the cleaning continued in the usual manner.

In Figs. 7 and 8, another modified form of nozzle is shown, in which a plate II is substituted for the brush assembly 22 and 23 of Fig. 5. The plate 30 when depressed bythe application of pressure to the cap 2! will serve to separate any relatively light material from the inner lip II. In this manner, air can be caused to flow across the surface of the light material, instead of through it, aswould be the case, if the material adhered tightly to the inner lip l8. The plate is shown ascircular, but any other shape desired may be substituted therefor. The plate also serves to facilitate the cleaning of light materials by preventing too great a resistance to the movement of the nozzle across such materials.

My invention is not limited to the exact constructions, as shown by way of example, but may 43 named lip, said body member having an opening communicating with the atmosphere at one end and permitting air to flow into said suction open- 1:: as? said inside lip, said first-named lip 2. A suction nozzle including a body member having a contact surface with a suction opening substantially annular in shape adjacent it's periphery, a smooth lip extending around the outside of said suction opening, a smooth lip extend- -ingaroundtheinsideofsaidsucticnopening,said

bodymemberhavingapassagecommunicating with the atmosphere at amend and wlththe mtionopeningoniyacromuidinsidelipmnextensionccnnectedtosaidbodymcmberfor con- 'nectimtoasourceofsuetionandcommunicatingwiththeinterioroftbebodyandwithnid mction'openingsndabmshsecuredwitbinsaid adjacent saidinsidelip.

be-modifled within the scope of my invention as an arched opening at the pointed end of a the contact surface.

3. A suction nozzle including a hollow body member having a flat contact surface and a central passage communicating with the atmosphere at one end. a plate secured to said body member within said central passage, and defining a suction opening substantially annular in shape in said contact surface adjacent the periphery thereof, and a brush located within said passage adjacent said suction opening.

4. A suction nozzle including a body member having a contact surface and a central passage therethrough communicating with the atmosphere'at one end, a plate secured in the passage of said body member and defining a suction opening substantially annular in shapeadjacent the periphery of the contact surface, a brush located within said passage adjacent said suction opening, a spring holding said brush in retracted position, and means to move said brush section to a position in engagement with a surface being 5. A suction nozzle' including a body member having a contact surface and a central passage extending therethrough communicating with the atmosphere at one end, a plate secured within the passage of said bodymember defining a suction opening. adjacent the periphery of said contact surface and inclosing a suction chamber within said body memben'a flat plate secured within said central passage, a spring normally holding said flat plate above the contact surface of said body member,- and means to move said flat plate to the plane of said contact surface against the bias of said spring.

6. A suction nozzle including a. body member, having a flat contact surface pointed at one end, spaced lips extending around the periphery of said contact surface forming a continuous suction opening substantially annular in shape, said'body member having a passage communicating with the atmosphere at one end and-with said suction opening across the inside lip, a brush located within said passage adjacent said suction opening, a rod connected to said brush and journalled in said body memberya spring engaging said rod to hold said brush in a normally retracted position, and means to move said brush against the bias of said spring.

'I. A suction nozzle including a body having a pointed end with a suction opening extending from the pointed endalong the periphery of the body, an outer lip for the suction opening extending along the periphery of said body, an inner lip for said suction opening spaced inwardly from the plane of said outer lip, said body member havacross said inner llp, and a member connected to the body member and communicating'with the mg a passage communicating with the atmos- Dhere atone end and with the suction opening 

